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Diabetes can be big problem for years to come – CARPHA

Michelle Nurse Apr 7, 2016 0

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Studies conducted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) estimate that 1 in every 4 adults in some Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States have diabetes. More worrying is the doubling of…
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No need for alarm – St. Kitts and Nevis assures populace on new viruses

Michelle Nurse Jun 5, 2015 0

The St. Kitts and Nevis Ministry of Health on Friday sought to allay concerns of the citizenry on new viruses such as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the Zika Virus Infectin (ZIKAV). In a press release issued Friday…
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Cholera coalition urges stepped-up support of water for Haiti

Michelle Nurse Mar 22, 2015 0

(PAHO/WHO) — On World Water Day 2015, the Regional Coalition for Water and Sanitation to Eliminate Cholera in Hispaniola is calling for stepped-up support from the international community to help Haiti and the Dominican Republic end the…
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Region must boost surveillance to prevent measles outbreak – PAHO

Michelle Nurse Feb 12, 2015 0

The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is urging health authorities in the Region to maintain high levels of measles vaccination coverage at the national and local levels, as part of efforts to prevent an outbreak of measles. PAHO…
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Inadequate response to Ebola should not be repeated with Chikungunya -Sir Ron Sanders

Michelle Nurse Nov 24, 2014 0

The good news is that a prophylactic vaccine against chikungunya, developed by the Austrian biotech company Themis Bioscience GmbH, is reported to induce a significant neutralizing immune response to the disease and is confirmed as safe.…
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